The Clown or The Clowns may refer to:

• The Clown (novel), a 1963 novel by Heinrich Böll
• The Clown (short story), by Thomas Mann
• The Clown (2000 AD), a series from the comic 2000 AD

• The Clown (1916 film), a 1916 silent film directed by William C. deMille and starring Victor Moore
• The Clown (1931 film). a 1931 short animated film
• The Clown (1953 film), starring Red Skelton
• The Clown (1976 film), a 1976 West German film directed by Vojtěch Jasný
• The Clown (2011 film), a 2011 Brazilian film
• The Clowns (film), a 1970 film directed by Federico Fellini
• Der Clown, a German television series
• Paljas, a 1997 South African film, titled (The) Clown in English

• The Clown (album), a 1957 album by Charles Mingus
• "The Clown", 1969 song by Status Quo from Spare Parts
• "The Clown", 1977 song by BZN
• "The Clown" (Conway Twitty song), 1982
• Clowns (band), an Australian punk rock band, formed in 2009

• Clown (disambiguation)